House Committee Moves to Hold Blinken in Contempt Over Afghanistan Withdrawal Documents

The GOP-led House Foreign Affairs Committee schedules a markup session for March 7, aiming to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt for not complying with a subpoena.

Republican Representative Michael McCaul advances a resolution to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for withholding documents related to the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The State Department has provided thousands of pages of documents and made witnesses available for interviews, citing executive branch confidentiality rights.
Democrats argue the State Department has engaged with the committee in good faith, labeling the contempt threat as a political stunt.
The dispute highlights ongoing tensions between the House and the Biden administration amidst multiple impeachment inquiries.
The Foreign Affairs Committee seeks notes from interviews conducted as part of the After-Action Review on the Afghanistan withdrawal, critical for congressional oversight.